Psalms 5 · Verse 4

Psalms 5:4

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
Psalms 5:4, King James Version

Psalms 5:4 in other translations

BSBFor You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
WEBFor you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.
ASVFor thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
YLTFor not a God desiring wickedness art Thou, Evil inhabiteth Thee not.
DARBYFor thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.
BBEFor you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you.
WebsterFor thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

What does Psalms 5:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. For, &c.--God only regards sincere worshippers. evil--or, "the evil man." dwell--lodge, remain under protection.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Neither shall evil dwell with thee - As thou art holy, so thou hast pleasure only in holiness; and as to evil men, they shall never enter into thy glory; לא יגרך רע lo yegurecha ra, "the evil man shall not even sojourn with thee."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 5:1-6

God is a prayer-hearing God. Such he has always been, and he is still as ready to hear prayer as ever. The most encouraging principle of prayer, and the most powerful plea in prayer, is, to look upon him as our King and our God. David also prays to a sin-hating God. sin is folly, and sinners are the greatest of all fools; fools of their own making. Wicked people hate God; justly are they hated of him, and this will…

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Psalms 5:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤י\׀kiforH3588
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
אֵֽל\־'el-[are] a GodH410
חָפֵ֘ץcha.Fetzdesirous ofH2655
רֶ֥שַׁע\׀Re.sha'wickednessH7562
אָ֑תָּה'A.tahyouH859
לֹ֖אlo'notH3808
יְגֻרְךָ֣ye.gur.Khait sojourns with youH1481
רָֽע\׃Ra'evilH7451

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 5:4

  • Psalms 11:5

    The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

  • Hebrews 12:14

    Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

  • Malachi 2:17

    Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

  • Revelation 21:27

    And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

  • Psalms 50:21

    These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

  • Psalms 101:7

    He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

  • Psalms 92:15

    To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

  • Psalms 140:13

    Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

  • 2 Peter 3:13

    Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

  • Habakkuk 1:13

    Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

  • Revelation 21:23

    And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

  • Psalms 94:20

    Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
God.
50:21; 1Ch 29:17; Hab 1:13; Mal 2:17
evil.
94:20; 101:7; 140:13; Joh 14:23; Heb 12:14; 2Pe 3:13; Re 21:23,27

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Context

  • Psalms 5:3

    My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

  • Psalms 5:4

    For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

  • Psalms 5:5

    The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

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Psalms 5:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque tú no eres un Dios que ame la maldad: el malo no habitará junto á ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Éternel! le matin, tu entendras ma voix; le matin, je disposerai ma prière devant toi, et j’attendrai.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn nicht ein Gott bist du, der an Gesetzlosigkeit Gefallen hat; bei dir wird das Böse nicht weilen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quoniam ad te orabo, Domine: mane exaudies vocem meam.